A journalist was shot dead by unidentified people in Araria district of Bihar early on Friday, police said. Vimal Kumar Yadav (35), who worked for a Hindi daily, Jainik Jagran, was killed at his residence in Premnagar village.
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00:00 A journalist was shot dead by unidentified people in Araria district of Bihar early on
00:08 Friday, the police said. Vimal Kumar Yadav, 35, who worked for a Hindi daily, Dainik Jagran,
00:13 was killed at his residence in Premnagar village. Their silence knocked at the gates of Yadav's
00:18 house around 5.30 am and opened fire as soon as he opened the gates, the Bihar police tweeted.
00:24 Yadav died on the spot where the district police chief and the SHO of Raniganj,
00:28 the police station concerned, rushed upon hearing the news.
00:30 The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination and investigation is underway.
00:35 Forensic experts and the DOGS squad have been called in. The deceased was said to be involved
00:40 in an old dispute with a neighbour. All angles are being probed into,
00:43 said Ashok Kumar Singh, the superintendent of police for Araria.
00:47 "At 5.30 in the morning, Vimal Kumar Yadav, who worked for Ranganj, was shot dead by unidentified people.
00:55 The police chief called out to the police station and he was shot dead. The police station was in a state of emergency.
01:13 We have been called in for a post-mortem. We have been called in for a post-mortem.
01:21 When journalists approached Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna with queries about the incident,
01:26 he said, "I feel really sad" and immediately asked officials concerned to look into the incident.
01:32 "The matter is being probed and the culprits will be brought to book,"
01:35 asserted the CM. However, the opposition lashed out at the government and claimed
01:39 that the incident showed democracy is in danger in Bihar.
01:43 "Criminals are roaming freely, while innocent citizens, including journalists and even police
01:47 personnel, are being killed in Bihar," alleged state BJP President Samrat Chaudhary.
01:52 "What has happened in Araria is indeed tragic. But such incidents have become the norm since
01:57 the ghawandiya, arrogant, maha-ghatbandhan led by CM Nitish Kumar and RJD Supreme Mullah
02:02 Aluprasad formed the government in the state," said the BJP leader whose party shed power in
02:07 the state till a year ago. Former Lok Jantja Shakti Party President Chirag
02:11 Paswan, who has realigned with the BJP-led NDA, said, "Nitish Kumar and his allies keep
02:15 shouting that democracy is under attack in Bihar. But they are unable to protect the fourth state."
02:20 Referring to the killing of a police officer recently in Samastipur, Paswan said,
02:24 "The common Bihari gave up all the hopes from Nitish Kumar long back.
02:27 But his government cannot protect even the police and the press."
02:30 Two years ago, the victim's younger brother, Kumar Shashi Bhushan, alias Gabbu, who was a
02:35 Sarpanch, was killed in the same manner. Vimal Kumar Yadav was the main witness in the case,
02:40 and it is suspected that his murder might be linked to it.
02:43 Mr. Yadav was yet to testify against his brother's killing during the ongoing court trial.
02:47 He had allegedly received multiple threats, warning him not to do so.
02:51 Vimal Kumar Yadav is survived by a 15-year-old son and a 13-year-old daughter.